American Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year

{{Short description|College softball award}}

{{Infobox sports award

| name = American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year

| image = File:American Athletic Conference logo.svg

| imagesize = 150px

| caption =

| description = the most outstanding softball pitcher in the American Athletic Conference

| presenter =

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 2014

| holder = Sarah Willis, South Florida

| website =

}}

The American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year is a college softball award given to the American Athletic Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award has been given annually since 2014. Georgina Corrick won the award a record four times.

Key

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|Awarded one of the following College National Player of the Year awards:

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

NFCA National Pitcher of the Year

Winners

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Season

!Player

!School

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|2014

|{{sortname|Sara|Nevins}}

|South Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2014/5/7/SB_0507143506.aspx |title=2014 American Softball Awards Announced |website=theamerican.org |date=May 7, 2014 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2015

|{{sortname|Shelby|Turnier}}

|South Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2015/5/6/SB_0506150959.aspx |title=2015 American Softball Awards Announced |website=theamerican.org |date=May 6, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2016

|{{sortname|Erica|Nunn}}

|South Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2016/5/10/SB_0510162028.aspx |title=2016 American Athletic Conference Softball Honors Announced |website=theamerican.org |date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2017

|{{sortname|Emily|Watson|dab=softball}}

|Tulsa

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2017/5/9/_0509175250.aspx |title=2017 American Athletic Conference Softball Honors Announced |website=theamerican.org |date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2018

|{{sortname|Georgina|Corrick}}
{{sortname|Savannah|Heebner}}

|South Florida
Houston

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2018/5/9/american-athletic-conference-announces-2018-softball-award-winners.aspx |title=American Athletic Conference Announces 2018 Softball Award Winners |website=theamerican.org |date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2019

|{{sortname|Georgina|Corrick}} (2)

|South Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2019/5/8/american-announces-2019-softball-award-winners.aspx |title=American Announces 2019 Softball Award Winners |website=theamerican.org |date=May 8, 2019 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2021

|{{sortname|Georgina|Corrick}} (3)

|South Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2021/5/11/wichita-states-sydney-mckinney-named-2021-american-softball-player-of-the-year-usfs-georgina-corrick-earns-third-consecutive-pitcher-of-the-year-award.aspx |title=Wichita State’s McKinney Named American Player Of The Year; USF’s Corrick Earns Third Consecutive Pitcher Of The Year Award |website=theamerican.org |date=May 12, 2021 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2022

|style="background:#ffe6bd;|{{sortname|Georgina|Corrick}} (4)

|South Florida

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2022/5/11/wichita-states-barnard-named-american-softball-player-of-the-year-south-floridas-corrick-captures-fourth-straight-pitcher-of-the-year-honor.aspx |title=Wichita State’s Barnard Named American Softball Player Of The Year; South Florida’s Corrick Captures Fourth Straight Pitcher Of The Year Honor |website=theamerican.org |date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=June 11, 2022}}

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|2023

|{{sortname|Sarah|Willis|dab=softball}}

|UCF

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://theamerican.org/news/2023/5/9/wichita-states-mckinney-captures-second-american-softball-player-of-the-year-ucfs-willis-named-pitcher-of-the-year.aspx |title=Wichita State’s McKinney Captures Second American Softball Player of the Year; UCF’s Willis Named Pitcher of the Year |website=theamerican.org |date=May 10, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023}}

Winners by school

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School

! Winners

! Years

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| South Florida

| 7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

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| UCF

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023

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| Houston

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018

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| Tulsa

| 1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017

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| East Carolina

| 0

| —

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| Memphis

| 0

| —

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| Wichita State

| 0

| —

References